DCC Impulses Column - 2
1. UP freight at Red Rock AZ, January 8, 2010 - a pair
of mile-long freights meet. Bruce Petrarca photo.
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Caboose - Super-detail your caboose with a lighted interior
and exterior marker lights, perhaps even a fire flickering in
the stove.
Mechanical reefer - The sound of the refrigeration unit will
add interest to these fellas as they go past. The “generator
effect” can be programmed to cycle on and off as might be
needed to keep the car cool.
Modern freight cars - A FRED and operational sound from,
for example, a container car.
Passenger cars - Four sets of lights (salon, two bedrooms
and the kitchen, for example) can be controlled, as well as
the continuously running generator, or a cycling air condi-
tioning unit. All under DCC control.
Cab control cars - If you have a Tsunami-equipped locomo-
tive, you can wire the opposite end cab control car with a
MRH-Sep 2014
